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District Court

These sentences were recorded in February in the Carroll County General District Court office, Hillsville. Sentences may be appealed:
Ricky Brandon Hawks of Cana, guilty of public swearing/intoxication; pay $50 fine and $10 costs.

Timothy Stephen Smith and Melissa Dawn McAdams Turner have announced their engagement.
Smith is the son of Bill and Frances Smith of Independence.
Turner is the daughter of Gilbert and Donna Suitt of Mouth of Wilson.

An Oct. 16 wedding is planned at Bible Baptist Church in Galax.
After a honeymoon trip to Savannah, Ga., the couple will reside in Woodlawn.

Mr. and Mrs. Y.B. Hall Jr. celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Sept. 9, 2010.
The couple were married Sept. 9, 1950, by the late Rev. Richard E. Hamblin.
She is the former Eva Sue Edwards.

In celebration of their diamond anniversary, they were honored with a supper at Shoney’s in Hillsville.
They have a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Debbie Hall, and a grandson, his wife and daughter — Brad, Aleighthia and Elleighana Hall.

Candace Brook Carico and Seth Joseph Ayers were joined in holy matrimony at Beech Grove Baptist Church on July 25, 2010.

The bride is the daughter of Wanda and Jeff Vaught and Eddie and Lisa Carico. She is the granddaughter of Clayton and Velin Carico and Don and Doris Cox.
The groom is the son of Brandon Ayers and Marcia and Eric Garrison. He is the grandson of Debbie and Shirley Ayers and Hascle and JoAnn Cheeks. He is the great-grandson of Rufus Ayers, Robert Cheeks, Evelyn Cox and Elton and Kathryn Horton.
Pastor Mark Carico officiated.

PULASKI — After a steady decline in program participation and an increase in program costs during the past 10 years, New River Community Action's S.H.A.R.E. held its final food distribution on Saturday.
Action was taken Sept. 16 by the NRCA board to end the long-running project that, to many, was a staple of communities in Southwest Virginia, including Galax, Carroll and Grayson.

Carrie Sage Lindsey, a senior, was crowned homecoming queen during Galax High School's homecoming game on Sept. 24. Due to a three-way tie, three seniors were named homecoming princesses — Raven Slater, Kristen Osborne and Hannah Cassell. Each princess was escorted by their father onto the GHS football field during the game's halftime.

FANCY GAP — No life threatening injuries resulted from an 18-vehicle pileup Monday on Interstate 77 near mile marker 6, Virginia State Police say.Virginia State Police troopers investigated a total of seven crashes
in the south bound lanes around the six mile marker, starting with the first at about 2:55 p.m., according to Sgt. Mike Conroy.

HILLSVILLE ― Roughly two miles of the U.S. 58 bypass south of Hillsville will open to traffic on Oct. 13 after a ribbon cutting.Most of the western end of the Hillsville bypass to its intersection with U.S. 58 is ready to go, said Heidi Underwood, spokeswoman for the Salem District office of the Virginia Department of Transportation.